Clear Targets

I can:

• explore tools currently used in classrooms that are age and content appropriate
• collaborate with peers on how best to make use of these tools in the classroom
• work with technology integration coaches and peers to choose tools that best meet needs for presentation projects for teachers and students
• create necessary accounts and learn about processes for use that are appropriate for intended use and age of students
• begin work on classroom presentations and plans for student presentation projects
• link the presentation created to the CMCSS teacher webpage for ease of access by students and/or parents when appropriate

Combining rich media with a powerful image can be an effective way to communicate content and engage learners.

Many presentation tools allow teachers and/or students to create simple online presentations based on a single powerful image. Creating projects with these tools engages students by encouraging them to communicate visually by selecting photos and with language by providing a narrative or text to provide content and context for the photo. With the appropriate tools teachers and students can pack LOTS of content knowledge and understanding into a single image! Completed projects can be presented and easily shared with a wider audience.


ThingLink examples. Scroll over image to see text and links.




Finding powerful images -
The first step in this process is to locate content specific, engaging photos. If using ONE image, that image should be powerful.

Picture Sources

• Google Images - http://www.google.com After searching by keyword, use the settings to filter image safety settings and to set parameters in Advanced Search and change the Filter by setting to "free to use and share."
• http://www.bing.com/images filter image by License type
• Pics4Learning - http://www.pics4learning.com
• Pixabay- http://pixabay.com RECOMMENDED FOR TEACHER USE ONLY - Does not filter images.
• Creative Commons - https://search.creativecommons.org
• Flickr(creative commons area) http://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
• Wikimedia http://commons.wikimedia.org
• Library of Congress - http://memory.loc.gov/ammem
• National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/
• US Government Pictures - http://www.usa.gov/Topics/Graphics.shtml - most are free use, check disclaimer
• USGS Multimedia Gallery - http://gallery.usgs.gov/ - Collection of videos, photography, and other imagery that are considered public domain.
• Pixabay- http://pixabay.com RECOMMENDED FOR TEACHER USE ONLY - Does not filter images.
• New York Times Public Domain Images - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Public_Domain_Images_from_the_New_York_Times
• Smithsonian Collections - http://collections.si.edu/search/
• Big Picture - RECOMMENDED FOR TEACHER USE ONLY (some current events content may not be age or intensity appropriate for student use) - Hosted by Boston Globe. Current events photos of extremely high quality. Boston Globe allows 5 free article accesses per month. http://www.bostonglobe.com/news/bigpicture/2015/05/18/turmoil-burundi/kcSatqObgg3Z5IIXeMf59O/story.html
• AwesomeStories - https://www.awesomestories.com (Consider content websites as a source for high power images.)

Tool		Description
ThingLink		Turn a photo into an interactive multimedia experience. Add text boxes Add small scroll-over photos Add links to videos
Big Huge Labs		Turn a picture into a motivational poster trading cards magazine cover pop art poster movie poster badge maker framer billboard Student Examples
FotoBabble		Add audio to a photo Record voice on an image Classroom Examples
Chatterpix - iPad App		Take a picture with the iPad camera or choose one loaded in the gallery. Draw a 'mouth' on the image Record voice over the image Saves as a video with the image 'speaking' Can add text Can add limited photo enhancements 2nd Grade Book Talk Examples Primary Research Examples
Publishing Presentations Most presentations created with the above resources can be inserted on, linked to, or embedded in the teacher webpage.		ThingLink / Fotobabble Click Share or Locate Embed Code Click to Copy Embed Code to Clipboard Open and log in to Teacher Website Admin Click on Classroom News Paste the code in a new event box Save Chatterpix /Big Huge Labs Chatterpix saves as a video file Big Huge Labs saves as a image file Files can be placed in the Websites section of the Staff Server in the teacher's folder. Items stored in that location can be linked to the teacher website. Directions: Linking to your webpage: Linking Your Document to your Teacher Website.docx Details Download 278 KB Embedding on your webpage: EmbeddingWebpage.docx Details Download 782 KB
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